Synonyms of pitiless
Examples of pitiless in a Sentence
The soldiers were pitiless toward their enemy.
gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking
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Nilsson’s depiction of bodies past their prime conjures not the pitiless naturalism of Joan Semmel or Alice Neel, but something friskier, more delighted.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
But Lincoln was the Declaration’s most pitiless and most brilliant editor.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The scene offers a pitiless view of the sexism, and materialism, of the culture in which the girls were being raised.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
But Lincoln was the Declaration’s most pitiless and most brilliant editor.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The scene offers a pitiless view of the sexism, and materialism, of the culture in which the girls were being raised.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pitiless
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“Pitiless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitiless. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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pitiless
adjective
piti·less
ˈpit-i-ləs 
ˈpit-ᵊl-əs
pitilessly
adverb
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